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Catholic Charities Fort Worth: Six-month COVID-19 service and lookback

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/catholic-charities-fort-worth-six-month-covid-19-service-and-lookback/

Story - October 28, 2020 - In late March, the phones at Catholic Charities Fort Worth (CCFW) began ringing with the needs of the community following the onset of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Among the top needs to be addressed were the fear of not being able to make rent or utility payments, and the need for job readiness and placement…

CCUSA mourns the passing of Pope Francis

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2025/04/21/ccusa-mourns-the-passing-of-pope-francis/

News - April 21, 2025 - In reaction to the death of Pope Francis, Catholic Charities USA President and CEO Kerry Alys Robinson issued the following statement:  Throughout his historic papacy, Pope Francis inspired Catholics and all people of good will to live as Christ did. A modern-day prophet, Pope Francis read the signs of the times and awakened us to…

The mandate to loving service

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/about-us/prayers-reflections/the-mandate-to-loving-service/

Prayer & Reflection - March 28, 2024 - I don’t know about you, but as I move on in years, things seem to move on faster! I won’t give my age… Yet here we are again in Holy Week and the start of our sacred Triduum with Holy Thursday. Over the years, I have written a number of reflections on this day of…

Catholic Charities Diocese of St Cloud

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Member - August 14, 2015 - Catholic Charities is a nonprofit organization supported by generous individuals, foundations, businesses and faith communities. At the heart of Catholic Charities is people. People seeking help, people offering help and people who believe that we are all a community of neighbors, here in central Minnesota. The most important people to us are our clients: those…

CCUSA, others call on Congress to pass bipartisan COVID-19 relief

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2020/09/10/coalition-of-nonprofits-calls-on-congress-to-act-quickly-to-pass-bipartisan-coronavirus-relief-legislation/

News - September 10, 2020 - Catholic Charities USA joined a coalition of nonprofits urging Congress to enact significant bipartisan coronavirus relief legislation as soon as possible. Final legislation should include not only an increase to the universal charitable deduction and extend that deduction at least through 2021, but it should also extend a new round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)…

Recommitting to our service

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Prayer & Reflection - February 17, 2024 - “Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and sinners?” This is certainly something we hear in our work: why are you helping those people? Our responses are important not only for others to hear but for ourselves as well. What brought me to this work? Why do I stay? How do I feel…

CCUSA urges senators to fund housing services programs for poor, vulnerable

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2017/07/13/ccusa-asks-senators-to-fund-housing-services-programs-that-serve-the-poor-and-vulnerable/

News - July 13, 2017 - Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) urged the Senate Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies to fund adequately programs that serve poor and vulnerable households, especially at present when housing and community development programs continue to be underfunded and do not meet the growing demand for affordable housing. Read the full letter.

South Carolina immigration services gives woman chance to live her dream

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/south-carolina-immigration-services-gives-woman-chance-to-live-her-dream-2/

Story - April 12, 2018 - Imagine the excitement of being a teenager and preparing to take important steps toward adulthood, such as receiving a driver’s license or being accepted to a college. “Imagine” was all that Maria Garcia Riopedre could do until 2012, when she learned of the federal government’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program through Catholic Charities…

Once Lost, Now Found – Overcoming Mental Illness Through Wrap-Around Services

https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/stories/once-lost-now-found-a%c2%a2a%c2%acaeoe-overcoming-mental-illness-through-wrap-around-services/

Story - August 25, 2015 - “Life is worth living.” Alan can say that with a smile on his face now, a year after conquering schizophrenia and homelessness thanks to St. Joseph House of Hospitality. In February 2011, Alan, a Navy veteran, was looking for a place to start his new life after being discharged from a VA mental health institution.…